father

英 [ˈfɑːðə(r)]

美 [ˈfɑːðər]

n.  父亲; 爸爸; 祖先; 创始人; 奠基者; 先驱; 鼻祖
v.  成为…的父亲; 做…的父亲; 创立(新思想); 创造，发明(新方法)

复数：fathers　过去分词：fathered　现在分词：fathering　过去式：fathered　第三人称单数：fathers　

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.364 / COCA.267

同义词辨析

daddaddyfather【导航词义：父亲】

习惯用语

n.

from father to son
• 从父到子；世代相传
  from one generation of a family to the next
like father, like son
• 有其父必有其子
  used to say that a son's character or behaviour is similar to that of his father
old enough to be sb's father/mother
• 论年龄足以当某人的爹 / 娘（尤指双方在爱情或性关系方面不相配）
  very much older than sb (especially used to suggest that a romantic or sexual relationship between the two people is not appropriate)
the wish is father to the thought
• 希望什么就相信什么
  we believe a thing because we want it to be true

牛津词典

noun

• 父亲；爸爸
  a male parent of a child or an animal; a person who is acting as the father to a child
  1. Ben's a wonderful father.
     本是个极好的父亲。
  2. You've been like a father to me.
     你对我一直像父亲一样。
  3. Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children) .
     我们的新老板是三个孩子的父亲。
  4. He was a wonderful father to both his natural and adopted children.
     他对亲生的和领养的子女都很好。
  5. Father, I cannot lie to you.
     爸爸，我不能对你说谎。
• 祖先
  a person's ancestors (= people who are related to you who lived in the past)
  1. the land of our fathers
     我们祖先的土地
• 创始人；奠基者；先驱；鼻祖
  the first man to introduce a new way of thinking about sth or of doing sth
  1. Henry Moore is considered to be the father of modern British sculpture.
     亨利∙穆尔被认为是现代英国雕塑之父。
• 天父；上帝
  used by Christians to refer to God
  1. Father, forgive us.
     天父，宽恕我们吧。
  2. God the Father
     天父
• （尤指天主教和东正教的）神父
  the title of a priest, especially in the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
  1. Father Dominic
     多米尼克神父

verb

• 成为…的父亲；做…的父亲
  to become the father of a child by making a woman pregnant
  1. He claims to have fathered over 20 children.
     他声称有20多个亲生子女。
• 创立（新思想）；创造，发明（新方法）
  to create new ideas or a new way of doing sth

柯林斯词典

• N-FAMILY 父亲;爸爸
  Yourfatheris your male parent. You can also call someone yourfatherif he brings you up as if he was this man.
  1. His father was a painter...
     他父亲是个画家。
  2. He would be a good father to my children.
     对我的孩子们来说，他会是个好父亲。
  3. ...Mr Stoneman, a father of five.
     5 个孩子的父亲斯通曼先生
• VERB 成为…的父亲;是…的父亲
  When a manfathersa child, he makes a woman pregnant and their child is born.
  1. She claims Mark fathered her child...
     她宣称马克是孩子的父亲。
  2. He fathered at least three children by the wives of other men.
     他跟别人的老婆至少生了 3 个孩子。
• N-COUNT 发明者;鼻祖;创始人;奠基人
  The man who invented or started something is sometimes referred to as thefather ofthat thing.
  1. ...Max Dupain, regarded as the father of modern photography.
     被视为现代摄影之父的马克斯·杜培
  2. ...Mahatma Gandhi, the founding father of independent India.
     圣雄甘地，引领印度实现独立的国父
• N-VOC; N-TITLE; N-COUNT 神父
  In some Christian churches, priests are addressed or referred to asFather.
  1. I would like your advice on a matter of conscience, Father.
     我想就一件有关良心的事征求您的建议，神父。
  2. ...Father William.
     威廉神父
• N-PROPER (基督教)天父，上帝
  Christians often refer to God asour Fatheror address him asFather.
  1. ...Our Father in Heaven.
     我们的天父

英英释义

noun

• the head of an organized crime family
  Synonym:don
• a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
  1. his father was born in Atlanta
  Synonym:male parentbegetter
• a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
  1. the tennis fathers ruled in her favor
  2. the city fathers endorsed the proposal
• the founder of a family
  1. keep the faith of our forefathers
  Synonym:forefathersire
• a person who founds or establishes some institution
  1. George Washington is the father of his country
  Synonym:founderbeginnerfounding father

verb

• make children
  1. Abraham begot Isaac
  2. Men often father children but don't recognize them
  Synonym:begetgetengendermothersiregeneratebring forth

双语例句

• She and Simon's father had not given up hope that he might be alive
  她和西蒙的父亲还没有放弃他或许还活着的希望。
• He was their adviser, confidant and father confessor.
  他是他们的顾问、密友和倾听者。
• It's my father they're accusing.
  他们指控的是我父亲。
• He had a millionaire father.
  他有个百万富翁的父亲。
• Lili and my father met me off the boat
  莉莉和我父亲在码头迎接我。
• I admired my father, and his work filled me with awe and curiosity
  我很钦佩父亲，并对他的工作充满了敬畏和好奇。
• His eldest son Joseph carried on his father's traditions
  他的长子约瑟夫继承了乃父的传统。
• Through his father, he had met all the right people.
  他通过父亲认识了很多正派的人。
• I've met your father and he's rather nice
  我已经见过你爸爸了，他非常和蔼可亲。
• My brother quarrelled with my father.
  我哥哥和父亲吵了一架。